Eurasia Press & News
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has received the first quantities of Russian gas on Tuesday and normal daily supplies to domestic consumers could resume in 24 hours, the Economy and Energy Ministry said. Sofia has requested at least 8.6 million cubic meters of gas a day, the ministry said in a …
Read More »Russian gas reaches Europe again via Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russian gas reached Europe via Ukraine for the first time in two weeks on Tuesday after Moscow and Kiev ended a contract row that cut supplies to about 20 European countries. Austria, Slovakia and Hungary said they had started to receive gas though pipeline operators said it …
Read More »Solana Declares EU Readiness to Monitor Gaza Ceasefire
TEHRAN (FNA)- EU is ready to monitor implementation of ceasefire in Gaza, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari. At the meeting held in Brussels on Monday, the two diplomats discussed Gaza, Afghanistan, Caucasia and the Central Asia and other …
Read More »2009, sub semnul crizelor oportune
„Scris în chineză, cuvântul criză este alcătuit din două caractere – unul înseamnă pericol, iar celălalt înseamnă oportunitate”(John Kennedy) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com Anul 2009 se anunţă unul de criză pentru RM. Dincolo de cele prevăzute – contexte interne pre- şi postelectorale tumultoase, criza financiară globală – au apărut şi altele, …
Read More »U.S. urges Russia to resume gas flow after Ukraine deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States urged Russia on Sunday to resume pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine at once after finally agreeing a price for 2009 as negotiators worked on a detailed Russian-Ukrainian agreement to be signed Monday. The prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia said they had agreed …
Read More »Price details unclear in murky Russia-Ukraine deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Who pays and who profits from Sunday’s apparent agreement on a new gas relationship between Russia and Ukraine? In a normal, commercial world, it should be easy enough to work out. But the complex, opaque nature of the two nations’ gas dealings and the lack of full …
Read More »EU says unclear when Russian gas supplies to resume
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union Presidency said on Sunday that it was not clear when gas supplies would resume to Europe despite a deal announced by the prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia. “We welcome the progress achieved in the talks between the representatives of the Russian Federation and …
Read More »Pope condemns violence in Gaza, urges prayers
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict, in his strongest comments yet on the situation in Gaza, on Sunday condemned the violence that has killed hundreds of “innocent victims.” Speaking at his weekly Sunday noon prayer, the pope also asked his listeners in St Peter’s Square and around the world to …
Read More »Europeans and Arabs say turn truce into permanent peace
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – European and conservative Arab leaders said on Sunday Israel and the Palestinians must turn a shaky ceasefire in Gaza into a permanent peace that prevents any recurrence of violence. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the host of a summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm …
Read More »Gaza adds to strains in Algeria before election
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Public anger over Gaza has added to economic and political strains in Algeria that will make for an uncomfortable test of nerves ahead of a presidential election in a country with a history of popular unrest. A steep drop in oil revenue, questions about the integrity of …
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